As someone who worked in the Guitar Center guitar sales dept, I would get asked about 5 times a day where to get lessons.

My advice: go in there and just start talking guitars with one of the guitar reps on the sales floor. Let them know that you're not buying today, but are starting up a teaching business and would like to send students who need gear to them in exchange for having them throw referrals your way.

Not only is this a win-win, but if you send enough business their way, you might even get hooked up with the "ten-up" deal for your own purchases. Ten-up (aka the 'pro deal') is the lowest discount you can get on gear, marked 10% up from cost.

Do t outright ask for this deal though...it has to be earned or offered.

Obama saved jobs in America, currently adding 100,000 each month. Funneling taxpayer money to this company to save 1000 jobs is such a sham, but people like yourself can't comprehend that kind of thing.